Halloween is right in the corner and you don’t have a costume?! :-0 No worries! You can create great costumes with just one element. A “tutu” skirt! Use your creativity and the possibilities are unlimited: Pumpkin Witch Cat in The Hat Clown What about for the adults? 🙂 Cookie Monster Mom and Daughter Super Heroes You […]

This year, I am in the pursue of using what I have to redecorate my house. I will have to tell you: transforming something old into something new with just a fresh coat of paint can be one of the most rewarding decoration things we can do to our home. It is cheap, it is […]

I can’t believe that it has been 7 months that I have not written one single blog post. What happened? I don’t know… call it writer’s block or just me being lazy. True is, if i don’t have anything interested or worth sharing then why bother, bothering you all! In these past 7 months a […]

My husband loves to buy furniture in garage sales. When some neighbors decided to move out, it was no different. He bought this bench for $20 dollars. It is a really good solid bench but it was old and the finish was all beat up. I sand it and tried to remove the old finish […]

Hey there! I have a very little update on my magnet/chalkboard wall. I was able to paint the wall with a magnet paint. My thoughts on this paint: I had no idea the paint was black! For some reason I thought it was white…. That was probably the hardest paint I ever used. I couldn’t […]

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Hi, I'm Mariella from Southwest, Connecticut. I am into computers, triathlons and into my house! It is with little time in my hands that I try to accomplish uncomplicated do-it-yourself projects to make my house comfy and my life practical. Learn More.